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42nd Illinois Infantry

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
· 3rd Brigade - Bradley
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The 42nd Illinois Infantry served in Bradley’s 3rd Brigade, Sheridan’s 3rd Division, and McCook’s 20th Army Corps. It was commanded by Colonel Nathan H. Walworth, who succeeded Bradley as brigade commander, and Lieutenant Colonel John A. Hottenstein. On September 19, 1863, from 4 p.m. on the 19th to 4 a.m. on the 20th, the regiment’s loss was 143.
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